All week long, the talk surrounding the USC-Utah game was how absurd the betting line was in Las Vegas. The Trojans opened as 3.5 point favorites last Sunday, and were six-point favorites by kickoff.
It was absurd, because coming off of a blown fourth quarter lead to Notre Dame, and playing without starting left tackle Chad Wheeler, it appeared that USC had a steep uphill battle against No. 3 and undefeated Utah.
The Utes entered the game with the ninth-ranked defensive line in terms of causing havoc, and the Pac-12’s best defense against the run.
They were big, physical and primed to eat the Trojans’ wounded offensive line alive.